In a Sept.19 speech at the UN, Bush had a message for the Iraqis; recently the Iraqis responded

[ProSense]

Iraqis Overwhelmingly Demand U.S. Troops Withdraw Within One Year

In a September 19 speech to the United Nations, President Bush had a message for the Iraqi people:

To the people of Iraq: Nearly 12 million of you braved the car bombers and assassins last December to vote in free elections. The world saw you hold up purple ink-stained fingers, and your courage filled us with admiration. You’ve stood firm in the face of horrendous acts of terror and sectarian violence — and we will not abandon you in your struggle to build a free nation.

In a recent poll by WorldOpinion.org, the Iraqi people had a message for President Bush — they’d like to be abandoned and fairly quickly:



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[Little Wing]

1. The Kurds look a little worried about something

what can the US to alleviate their concerns?

[DemBones DemBones]

2. Probably about the Turks.

I don't know what we can do, unless we can convince the Turks to give the Kurds living in Turkey some Turkish land adjacent to Kurdistan. It seems that everyone over there would be better off if they had their own territory but Tony Snow said partitioning Iraq was a "non-starter" so I can't imagine this administration trying to get the Kurds more land.